Just like the great pensions mis-selling scandals that rocked the UK during the last decade and brought misery to millions, along comes another personal finance disgrace that could swallow up the savings of hundreds of thousands of people.
When is a fraud not a fraud? This is a question that millions of people will be asking themselves as increasing numbers of employers reduce, or default on, pensions that workers have been paying into for years.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is committed to two 48- hour strikes from 28 January and 1 February should talks with the employers set to take place in January fail.
If you were one of the tens of thousands of people who bought a computer game (or indeed other software) for Xmas, then you are probably still smarting from the price you paid.
Lindsey German introduces statements from activists in Egypt and Europe who are part of a growing international movement determined to stop Bush and Blair's war in Iraq.
Cairo Declaration + Statement from European Anti-War Coordination Meeting, Copenhagen, 15 December 2002